Description
On the initiative of doctor and university professor Milan Jovanović Batut, on May 13, 1919, the Permanent Epidemic Commission of the Ministry of Health was established and monitoring of hygienic conditions and infectious diseases organized in the Kingdom of SCS. The first president of the Commission was Dr Milan Jovanović Batut. This Commission grew into the Central Institute of Hygiene in 1924.
After the Second World War, the Central Institute of Hygiene first became the Institute of Hygiene, and then the Institute for Healthcare of Serbia and took over the function of the republic's healthcare centre. In 1979, it became the Institute for Health Protection of Serbia, today the Institute of Public Health of Serbia.
The initiator of the work of the future Institute, Professor Doctor Milan Jovanović Batut was born on October 10, 1847 in Sremski Karlovci. He attended secondary school in Pančevo and Sremski Karlovci, and completed his medical studies in Vienna. He left a permanent mark in the history of the Serbian people, not only as the founder of the Faculty of Medicine and its first dean, but also as a dedicated scientific and social worker, whose life goal was medical education and raising healthcare awareness of the people. In numerous published works, he particularly emphasized the importance of family values, underlining that the family is the foundation of the strength and spirit of the people. For his entire life's work, he was awarded numerous decorations, among others the French Legion of Honour and the Order of the White Eagle. He was one of the most respected associates of "Politika" newspaper, the founder of the Serbian Literary Cooperative and an associate of Matica Srpska. He died in Belgrade on September 11, 1940. In his honour, since 1979, today's Institute of Public Health of Serbia proudly bears the name "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut".
Professional cooperation: Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut". Artistic realization: Miroslav Nikolić, Nadežda Skočajić, academic graphic artist.
